It's time for bed, but the mouse baby isn't done playing yet. With Daddy finding and baby mouse hiding, they have quite an adventure before bedtime. What I thought: Cute! The repetitive text will appeal to children. The story is sweet and I love the illustrations. They're so colorful and filled with action (as is the story). Daddy Mouse's glasses are great. My favorite illustrations are mouse baby in the tub and daddy tucking baby in (My mom used to tuck us in and say "snug as a bug in a rug"). I look forward to using Hide & Squeak at story time. Story Time Themes: Mice, Bedtime Daddy Mouse chases Mouse Baby around the garden and through the house trying to get him to head to bed. Mouse Baby hides in the kitchen, in the bathroom, and the living room with his father right behind. Until finally, Daddy manages to grab his tail just before he runs off to a new hiding place. The pace of the fast-moving book changes to a slow bedtime story as Mouse Baby is tucked into his matchbox bed. This is an adorable bedtime story with just enough running and romping to keep it lively and fun.Frederick’s writing incorporates repetition and rhyme. Daddy Mouse has a rhyme he says again and again in the book, making this a great choice for small children:Mouse baby, mouse baby,where can you be?I can’t see you.Can you see me?It’s time for bed. It’s time for sleep.No more time for hide-and-squeak.The tone of the entire book is playful with the added fun of a chase and hide and seek. Payne’s illustrations have a nice timeless feel to them that adds warmth to the book. They also have the added charm of coming from a mouse-high perspective that children will enjoy. The relationship of father and child is highlighted in both the illustrations and the text. A great bedtime pick, this book just may become a favorite night time read for your family. Appropriate for ages 2-4.
sounds like a fun story to adapt for a flannel, a mouse, a dad, and lots of places to hide.
—ShayaRose
Lots of great details in this beautifully illustrated and wonderfully rhyming story!
—Veronica
Notes:bedtime booknice rhythmic rhyming booklittle mouse keeps hiding from his dad
—umamarehman
A mouse baby leads his father on a merry game of hide-and-squeak at bedtime.
—Goat
bedtime, hiding, mouse,
—valentina
